The organisers of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity have revealed the jurors for the 2026 edition.
India has 11 represents on the jury. This is in addition to Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe, South Asia, and Kainaz Karmakar, chief creative officer, Ogilvy India, who are jury presidents for the 'Creative Data' and 'Health and Wellness' categories respectively.
The Indian represents are:
- Amitesh Rao, chief executive officer - South Asia, Leo - Entertainment Lions for Gaming
- Anisha Iyer, chief executive officer, OMD India - Media
- Binda Dey, global chief marketing officer, Knight Rider Sports - Entertainment Lions for Sport
- Dheeraj Sinha, chief executive officer, McCann India - Creative Strategy
- Dhruv Warrior, executive creative director , VML India - Print and Publishing
- Gurbaksh Singh, chief creative officer and chief innovation officer, Dentsu Creative - Digital Craft
- Lulu Raghavan, president - APAC, Landor - Design
- Pooja Manek, creative and founding member, Talented - Outdoor
- Prachi Narayan, managing partner, Havas Play - Entertainment
- Rakesh Menon, chief creative experience officer, Ulka - Creative Business Transformation
- Subhajit Mukherjee, music composer - Entertainment Lions for Music
The 'Creative Brand' and 'Titanium' juries are yet to be announced.


